000 FZNT23 KNHC 050223 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 80W TONIGHT WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 85W MON AND MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS TUE. A TROUGH FROM 17N63W TO 22N61W WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NW THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS TONIGHT AND MON. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 56W TONIGHT WILL ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN MON AND PASS THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED AND W CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. A THIRD TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 42W TONIGHT WILL REACH ALONG 55W TUE WITH THE SOUTHERN SEGMENT MOVING THROUGH THE E CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI WHILE THE N SEGMENT OF THE WAVE MOVES NW AS A TROUGH THROUGH TROPICAL ATLC FORECAST AREA. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .WED...N OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 65W. .MON NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 16N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 16N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND TROPICAL WAVE. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 16N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI..N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT N OF AREA LATE MON AS A RIDGE BUILDS E ALONG 27N. SOUTHERLY WINDS N OF THE RIDGE WILL INCREASE WED IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE GEORGIA COAST WED NIGHT. THE FRONT REACHES FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THU AND STALLS FROM 25N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS FRI. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN OCT 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N E OF 70W. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND THU...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT OVER WATERS E OF 70W. FROM 27N TO 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON